New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1924, Page 23

CRIPPLED" CHALD* " CLINGS T0 SLAYER Adores “Red” Holt Although He Faces Execution - By Ernest L. Lynn NEA Service Writer Cleveland, Oct, 20, ~= This is the story of a little girl — with a six- pound iron brace on her crippled leg = Who ran away with a man wauted for a policeman's murder, Criminologists will ghake . their hieads over this, secking ‘an ex- planation, They will not wonder so much " at the part the little girl played, for Leota Horton is only 7. But- they will wonder at the strange love of Albert “Red” Holt for this little girl and her mother — an emotion so strong that, al- thongh a fugitive chayged with murder, he took Leota and her mother with him on his fiad flight and .thus brought about his own caplure, “Ied” Holt was wanted for the murder of Policeman Michael Halnel, who was shot down Oct. s 17 while arresting two men for a trafiie violation in Shaker Heights, a suburb, Ie was captured nine days later jn Wheeling, W. Va., his money Fone, spent on ‘Mrs. Margaret Hor- ton and her little crippled daugh- ter. He refused to desert them. Alone, he could hayg escaped— if not for good, at least for a long time. But he made his choice, and elected to take with him the (wo he loved best ‘In the world, * Leota still prattles about the speed of “Rell's” car. T “We passed all the cars on the roud,” she boasts, “‘police and evoryhody.” / Leaves Family for Them It was a sordid love affair at hest. this affection between *Red” Holt and Margaret Horton. For Holt already has a wife and tyo schildren, and Mrs, Horton has not yet been divorced from her own h nd. But the love of “Red” Holt for the crippled Leota was real. And Mrs, Horton explains her own devotion for Holt thus: ‘You can't know what it means to have someone bring sunlight into the life of a little girl—your own flesh gnd. blood—a little girl that you see carried off to school every morning in a wagon full of other children with cruel iron braces on their ;bodies. “lier own father never abused her, but neither he nor anyone else paid much attention to hen either, And she was so little and pitiful, “But ‘Red’ adored her. If Leota wanted to go any place with us, ‘Red’ took her. There was always something in his pockets for her. He took her to movies. She loved him. “And so I loved him. T love him now. 1'd go through it all again. “lie is so tender and kind with women. He knew just what I needed in life, I shall never fal him. He loves me and I trust him/' They Stick by Him “And what of ‘Red's' wité an children?” they ask Mrs. Horton, "That makes no difference,” she replies, " ‘Red’ did not fove them. It is just me and little Leota," Polico charge that ‘Red’ Holt and a companion, each with a pre. vious prison record, shot a police- ar man who was riding with Lhem’ the station, Shot him, they say, because, al- though they were arrested for speeding, they feared arrest for a holdup they had just committed, Holt protests his innocence. Boclety's finger is turned against him. His wife is obtaining a di- vorce, because of his infatuation for “the other woman.” No one sides with him, but a woman and a girl. The woman who says she loves him in spite of everything. And the little seven-year-old girl with the cruel iron brace who adores him because he was kind to her. STATES ACCOUNTS ARE FOUND INTACT Treasurer McCook Binds Gil- patric's Books Are 0. K. Hartford, Oct. 29.-~The fact ¢that Governor Templeton was in protract- ed .conference with State Treasurer Anson T, McCook and two other men in Captain McCook’s offive in this city last night led to a disclo- sure that the executive is preparing to announce the.vesult of the inde- pendent audit of the books of the state treasury ordered after the dis- covery of former State Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatric's defalcations as cashier of the First Natianal bank of Putpam, Miller, Oakey and Searles, the cer- tified public accountants engaged by the state, have completed the audit and found the funds irtact. A pre- liminary audit was made Defore the thorough, general examination was undertaken and the result was the same, confirming the work of the state auditors, Willial P. Bailey of Bethel and Lewis W. Phelps of An- dover, Rev. Dr. Klingberg to Speak at P. & T. Meeting A meeting of the Parents ana Teachers” association of the FEast | street school will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. The parents will be sncn a chance to meet the tnrh»xs dndtheir rooms between 7:30 and $:30 o'clock. . The program wifl include selec- tions by the Central Junior high school orchestra, vocal solo hy George Ward, piano selectior by | Harry Whatnall, address by Rev. Dr, J. E.Kiieberg and “The Stors | of Réosevelt,” by a group of schoor boys. RefrSshments will be served. IWANIS T0 GIVE A SERVICE MEDAL Pablic Throngh Herald May Se- o lect Most Public Spirited Citizen What man, woman or child in New Britain has performed the most out- standing public service to the com« munity since January 1, 19247 This Is the question the Kiwanis club of New Birtain asks and to this end a medal will be offered to the person to whom credit for this service be- longs, The, award will be made through The Herald, working in conjunction with the Kiwanians, and will be made next month, The plans which have been under discussion by a committee consisting of J. M, Ward, E. W, Pape and H. Y. Btearns have been approved by the directarsjand the voting for the person to whom the medal wlil be awarded will commence in the near futyre, Nominations can be made at any time after today. Nominations must be in writing and should be sent to the “Kiwanis Contest Editor" of tift Herald, These nominations must explain, in not more than 250 words, the reasons why the nominee 1a considered eligible for the award, The nominations then will be turn- ed'over to a committee of five, whose names will be kept secret, This committee will discard those who are notyqualified and the names of the candidates remaining will be pubMshed in the Herald. The final nominations must be In the -hands oi the Kiwanis contest editor before noon on Saturday, No- vember 15, in order to qualify, Dur- ing the first three dayg of the weck of November 16 voting coupons wilt be printed in the Herald, entitiing anyone to vote for any of the candi- dates, but voters are limited to one vote only and must sign their nafhes and 'addresses on the coupon, other- wise the ballot wills be thrown out. The awarding of the medal will take place at the annual banquet of the Kiwanis club in January, 1925, { with appropriate ceremonies, Only work of community wide benefit will be considered, but spe- |cial consideration will be given by the committee to candidates who do things on their own imtiative, and not part of their regular duties. Either sex may compete and there is no age limit, The candidate re- ceiving the largest number of votes NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1924. will be declared the winner, Nominatios lasts three days. State Property Worth $64,728,944.64 Now ventory, were inventoried at 1923, Gas Kills Four in New York, Oct. 29. inating gas'cases. Rofe, was reported a suicide. men were overcome in houses, Three workmen of the Con solidated Gas company were over- come while working in They were rescued. her one-month-old infant were save from death by the return Constipation is the arch-enemy of Health who e army of physical foes, ous dyspepsia. vegetable, re open now. Send them to the Kiwaunls contest editor, Balloting starts November 16 and Martford, Oct. 29.—~Property own- coal strike in 1900 when John Mit- ed by the state has a présent valua- chell was tlon of $64,728,044.64, according to Mine Workers of America. figures from recent inventories made tral celebration was held, but many by the various departments for the!of the Scranton unions observed the comptrollen This amount is $4,621,- | 454 more than was shown on the in- ventories of last year and more than $7,000,000 greater than the 1922 in- The largest item was state | city. highways and improved roads which $85,762,000 or for about $3,000,000 more than in One Day in New York our deaths and five rescues were reported to the police today in a series of illum- One woman, Rose Three rooming a trench. 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